By Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy, Spirent. Now that 5G is in its maturation and densification phase in many places across the world, the race has begun to hit the next stage of telecommunications technology: 6G. 5G is already…
Samsara bets on Bluetooth network to tackle cargo theft with disposable tracking label
Samsara has unveiled a disposable Bluetooth tracking label designed to provide near-real-time visibility of individual shipments, marking the company’s latest expansion beyond fleet management into supply chain tracking. The paper-thin adhesive label, announced at Samsara’s Beyond 2026 event, is designed…
Extreme Networks to deploy Wi-Fi 7 and Multi-Beam technology in new Tennessee Titans stadium
Extreme Networks will equip the Tennessee Titans’ new Nissan Stadium with a Wi-Fi 7 network and what it describes as a “first-of-its-kind” Multi-Beam Wireless system, marking the debut of the technology in a major venue as operators push towards more…
onsemi to acquire Synaptics in $7bn deal to expand Edge AI and industrial IoT capabilities
onsemi has agreed to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7 billion, a deal that brings together power management, sensing, Edge AI compute, and wireless connectivity technologies as semiconductor vendors race to build integrated platforms for industrial…
Abzorb builds unified IoT networks across South Essex to power smart city services
Abzorb has designed and delivered a resilient, region-wide LoRaWAN network for the councils of Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, and Essex County. The network gives the six councils and county a shared, scalable platform for deploying Internet of…
Qualinx’s QLX3Gx series chip integration with Galileo OSNMA
Qualinx announced the completion of full Galileo OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication) support on its QLX3Gx Series ultra-low-power GNSS receiver. Developed with the support of EUSPA, the EU Agency for the Space Programme, the integration makes the QLX3Gx the…
GSMA launches global satellite regulatory playbook
The GSMA launched its new Satellite Regulatory Playbook, a practical guide designed to help policymakers develop clear, consistent and future-ready policy frameworks for the rapidly evolving satellite connectivity sector. As Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services expand globally and begin…
Anritsu launches 5G RedCap device application
ANRITSU CORPORATION has announced its enhanced SmartStudio NR (SSNR) and SmartStudio NR IP Performance (SSIP) software solutions adding support for 5G RedCap (Reduced Capability) device testing to evaluate performance. These solutions offer application-oriented performance evaluation, such as throughput and power…
Signify enhances Philips Hue matter support
Silicon Labs and Signify announced their collaboration to bring concurrent multiprotocol (CMP) communications to select Philips Hue smart bulbs, enabling support for both Zigbee and Matter over Thread concurrently on a single device. Bringing greater choice to the smart home…
Renesas acquires Pictorus to simplify and accelerate embedded application software development
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced that a Renesas subsidiary has completed the acquisition of software developer Pictorus, based in Oakland, California. With the acquisition of Pictorus, Renesas gains a cloud based behavioural modelling platform that accelerates embedded system development, moving the engineering…
